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Americans opened their wallets with unquestioning generosity after the terrorist attacks last year. But in a kind of aftershock, some organizations that took in the money were accused of mismanaging [...]

More than 180 security professionals have earned the Physical Security Professional (PSP) designation since its establishment by ASIS International last year Beginning with this issue, this column will profile a [...]

ASIS International is holding a Security Management Conference in Madrid, Spain, February 22-25 at the North Convention Centre--Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I. The conference, which is cosponsored by the International [...]

U.S. companies lost up to $59 billion in proprietary information and intellectual property according to survey results released by ASIS International, through its Council on Safeguarding Proprietary Information. ASIS was [...]

Jerry Jones, PCI, was born and raised in Spokane, Washington. After high school he went into the U.S. Navy and served two tours in Vietnam. It was there that his [...]

John Hunepohl, PSP, has worked in the field of security his entire professional life. After traveling the world as the child of an army family, Hunepohl served a four-year enlistment [...]

Geoff Hughes, PCI, who is the founder and CEO of JELL, a risk management consultancy, originally wanted to be a sailor. He graduated from King Edward VII College in London, [...]

Charles N. Baines, PSP, earned his Physical Security Professional (PSP) designation so that he could train his compatriots in the U.S. Army. He notes, 'There are subjects covered in the [...]

Patricia Lloyd, CPP, understands the workings of the federal government. The Denver resident has worked for the General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Protective Service (FPS), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), [...]

Michael F. Mullarkey, CPP, PSP, knew from a young age that law enforcement was his chosen career. Born and raised in Newark, New Jersey, he became a policeman there in [...]

Senior Backgrounds Investigator for Visa International, Mark Zilembo, PCI, welcomed last year's introduction of ASIS International's Professional Certified Investigator (PCI) designation. 'I noticed immediately that the designation would be good [...]

ASIS International has published its 2004 ASIS Security Industry Buyers Guide (SIBG). More than 700 new companies were added to this edition, which has 1,100 product categories, 2,500 company listings, [...]

ASIS International is partnering with STAM Multimedia Inc. to offer Web-based training courses on security technology that allows students to learn at their own pace, anywhere, at any time. Currently, [...]

Caption: ASIS Issues New Guidelines At the National Press Club in November, ASIS International announced the release of two new draft guidelines: Threat Advisory System Response (TASR) and Chief Security [...]

ASIS International begins the new year with a major legislative victory under its belt. Late in 2003, as this January issue was going to press, the Congress passed and the [...]

In an effort to obtain reliable statistical information about the size and scope of the securiW industry, ASIS International and the ASIS Foundation, Inc., have given Eastern Kentucky University's (EKU's) [...]

ASIS representatives were invited to attend the Joint Security Training Consortium (JSTC) conference held at the Airlie House in Warrenton, Virginia. The JSTC, with $22 million in funding, is an [...]

Lists several ASIS International active guideline projects under the direction of the Commission on Guidelines. Elements on disaster management and recovery under the Business Continuity Guideline; Key responsibilities and accountabilities under the Chief Security Officer Guideline; Museum Security Guideline.